Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
Preamble
PART 1 -- Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Interpretation
4. Hazard management agencies may be prescribed
5. Delegation by hazard management agency
6. Combat agencies and support organisations may be prescribed
7. Act binds the Crown
8. Relationship to other Acts
9. Limitation on Act -- industrial disputes and civil disturbances
PART 2 -- State arrangements
Division 1 -- The State Emergency Coordinator
10. State Emergency Coordinator
11. Functions of the State Emergency Coordinator
12. Delegation by State Emergency Coordinator
Division 2 -- The State Emergency Management Committee
13. State Emergency Management Committee
14. Functions of the SEMC
15. Powers of the SEMC
16. Designation of cyclone areas
17. State emergency management policies
18. State emergency management plans
19. Reviewing State emergency management policies and State emergency management plans
20. Directions to, and duties of, public authorities
21. Sub-committees
22. SEMC may delegate
23. Minister may give directions
24. Facilities and services for SEMC
25. Annual report of SEMC
Division 3 -- The State Emergency Coordination Group
26. State Emergency Coordination Group
27. Functions of the State Emergency Coordination Group
Division 4 -- Emergency management districts
28. Establishment of emergency management districts
29. District emergency coordinator
30. Functions of district emergency coordinator
31. District emergency management committees
32. Functions of district emergency management committees
33. Annual report of district emergency management committees
PART 3 -- Local arrangements
Division 1 -- Local emergency authorities
34. Local governments may combine
35. Specified public authority may exercise functions of local government
36. Functions of local government
37. Local emergency coordinators
38. Local emergency management committees
39. Functions of local emergency management committees
40. Annual report of local emergency management committee
Division 2 -- Emergency management arrangements for local governments
41. Emergency management arrangements in local government district
42. Reviewing and renewing local emergency management arrangements
43. Local emergency management arrangements to be available for inspection
Division 3 -- Powers of local government during cyclone
44. Meaning of “cyclone area”
45. Exercise of powers under this Division
46. Power of local government to destroy dangerous vegetation or premises in cyclone area
47. Local government may require owner or occupier of land to take action
48. Additional powers when direction given
49. Provisions are in addition to other powers
PART 4 -- Hazard management
Division 1 -- Emergency situation declaration
50. Hazard management agency may make emergency situation declaration
51. Duration of emergency situation declaration
52. Extension of emergency situation declaration
53. Revocation of emergency situation declaration
54. Notice of declaration
Division 2 -- Hazard management officers
55. Authorisation of hazard management officers
PART 5 -- State of emergency
Division 1 -- State of emergency declaration
56. Minister may make state of emergency declaration
57. Duration of state of emergency declaration
58. Extension of state of emergency declaration
59. Revocation of state of emergency declaration
60. Notice of declaration
Division 2 -- Authorised officers
61. Authorised officers
62. Identification of authorised officers
Division 3 -- The State Disaster Council
63. State Disaster Council
64. Functions of the State Disaster Council
PART 6 -- Emergency powers
Division 1 -- Powers during emergency situation or state of emergency
65. Application of this Division
66. Obtaining identifying particulars
67. Powers concerning movement and evacuation
68. Use of vehicles
69. Powers of officer to control or use property
70. Powers of officers in relation to persons exposed to hazardous substances
71. Powers of police to direct closure of places and concerning movement and evacuation
72. Exchange of information
Division 2 -- Further powers during state of emergency
73. Application of this Division
74. Power to direct public authorities during state of emergency
75. General powers during a state of emergency
Division 3 -- General provisions
76. General provisions regarding powers
77. General provisions regarding directions
PART 7 -- Compensation and insurance
Division 1 -- Compensation
78. Entitlement to compensation
79. Applying for compensation
80. Lapsing of application
81. Notice of decision
82. Funding of compensation
Division 2 -- Review
83. Review of compensation decision
Division 3 -- Policies of insurance
84. Extension of policy of insurance
PART 8 -- Offences
85. Obstruction of a hazard management officer or authorised officer
86. Failure to comply with direction
87. Failure to give help
88. Impersonation of hazard management officer or authorised officer
89. False or misleading information
90. False compensation claim
PART 9 -- Employment protection
91. Meaning of terms used in this Part
92. Protection of employment rights
93. Victimisation because of emergency management response
94. Civil penalty for breach of section 93
PART 10 -- Miscellaneous
95. Confidentiality of information
96. Expenses
97. Bodies corporate or employers, conduct on behalf of
98. Body corporate’s officers, liability of
99. Evidentiary matters
100. Protection from liability
101. Regulations as to compensation of volunteers
102. Regulations
103. Review of Act
104. Consequential amendment
SCHEDULE 1 -- Consequential amendment
[Assented to 27 September 2005]